Birth: July-September 1907 Croydon, Surrey, UK
Father: Christopher Thomas Snelling 1877-1946
Mother: Harriet (Harriett) Annie Luff 1878-1959
Marriage: 27 December 1937 Methodist Manse, Alberton, Adelaide, South Australia
Wife: Gwendoline (Gwendolyn) Dagmar Davies [Capper, Snelling] 1908-1990
Divorce: 9 November 1944 South Australia
Marriage: Unknown
Wife: Veronica May ? c1910-1972
Death: 4 May 1972 at Hackney, Adelaide, South Australia
Cremation: Centennial Park Cemetery, Columbarium Walls, Goodwood Road, Pasadena, Adelaide, South Australia
By Gwendoline
Maxwell (Macswell) Charles Snelling (Capper, Davies) 1939-2001
Pauline (Paula) Gwenyth (Chantel) Snelling (Capper) [May] 1940-2013
Birth of Thomas Arthur Snelling in FreeBMD in July-September 1907 in Croydon (2A 365).
His sister was born 7 May 1909 and registered in April-June 1909 in St Olave.
In the 1911 census as Thomas Snellings (sic - in the index, Snelling on the original) aged 3, born in Peckham, London and living with his parents (Christopher and Harriett), two brothers (Amos and Ernest) and sister (Grace) in four rooms at 30 Choumert Square, Peckham South, Camberwell, London.
His sister was born 30 April 1912 and registered in April-June 1912 in Camberwell.
In the 1921 census as Thomas Arthur Snelling born in Croydon, Surrey in 1911 and living with Christopher Thomas and Harriett Amy (sic) Snelling (parents?), Florence May and Grace Ethel Snelling (sisters?) and one other in Camberwell, London, Surrey.
Entry in Ancestry UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 for Thomas Arthur Snelling aged 16, of 16 Riddell Street, Peckham SE, departed 4 October 1923 on Balranald, P & O Branch Service for Adelaide, Australia.
Entry in Ancestry South Australia, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1862-1947 for Thomas Arthur Snelling aged 27 tried at Norwood on 12 September 1934, found guity of larceny from Frederick William Cartwright at Stepney and fined £1 with £1 costs.
Entry in Ancestry All Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 results for Thomas Arthur Snelling married in 1928-1932 in South Australia (482 321) - there is no spouse and I am not sure whether this refers to this Thomas Arthur as there was at least one other living in Australia. There is an entry for Gwendoline Dagmar Davies who married 27 December 1937 in South Australia (5223 384), but no husband given. The marriage took place at Methodist Manse, Alberton, Adelaide, South Australia.
His son was born on 30 Sep 1939 in Queenstown, Port Adelaide, and daughter in 1940.
Three entries in Ancestry Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 for Thomas Arthur Snelling, a cycle dealer addresses 47 Clare Street, Port Adelaide, Hindmarsch, South Australia in 1939, other occupant Gwendolyne Snelling (wife?), and 5 Shell Street, Rosewater, Hindmarsh, South Australia in 1941 and 1943, other occupant Gwendolyne Dagmar Snelling (wife?).
Two entries in Ancestry South Australia, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1862-1947 for Thomas Arthur Snelling. Page 301 2 September 1942 "Alberton 26/8/42, a gent's Norwood Star bicycle, bkue and orange colour, 26in. wheels, No. 558, value £10, the property of Thomas Arthur Snelling; identifiable." and Page 399 30 September 1942 "Alberton.-P.G. 1942 , page 301 - Re Thomas Arthur Snelling's larceny. This bicycle was recovered from a second hand dealer on Grote Street, Adelaide, where it was sold by a man who gave the name of D. Cluse".
Entry in Find My Past South Australian Deaths 1842-1972 for Thomas Arthur Snelling born in 1908, married, wife Veronica May, died 4 May 1972 in Hackney, Norwood.
Entry in FindaGrave for Thomas Arthur Snelling born in 1908 and died on 4 May 1972 and buried at Centennial Park Cemeter, Pasadena, Mitcham City, South Australia, Australia but Ashes and Plaque removed. The plaque read "Thomas A Snelling/4th May 1972/Age 64". There is also an entry for Veronica May Snelling in Plot Columbarium, Wall 23, Niche F017 "Veronica M Snelling/8th July 1982/Age 72". A note adds she was from Norwood.
There is an entry in CentennialPark for Thomas Arthur Snelling of Hackney who died on 4 May 1972 aged 64 Licence 241300, Type: W Path/Bed: 23 Site: F016, Centennial Park General Cemetery, Goodwood Road, Pasadena, and another for Veronica May Snelling of Norwood who died on 8 July 1972 aged 72, Licence 241304 Type: W Path/Bed: 23 Site: F017.
There are forty seven entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Thomas Arthur Snelling.
An email adds: Thomas Arthur Snelling married Gwendoline Dagmar Davies 27 Dec 1937 and they had 2 children: Maxwell Charles Snelling b 30 Sept 1939 - d 1 Jan 2001 and daughter Pauline Snelling b Dec 1940 - Living. Thomas and Gwendoline divorced on 9 Nov 1944, Gwenodoline remarried Ron Capper and he adopted both children, therefore their surnames were changed to Capper. There were no children borne from this marriage.
Hackney and Alberton are suburbs of Adelaide.
Thomas Arthur Snelling was my half third cousin.
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